Parasound Halo JC-1 and JC-2 How good are they?

You will need at least 350-500 hours or more of playtime to hear their true potential... so be patient.

So any comments about the JC-2 preamp.

Quote from Stereophile's review of the Magico V3:

...The Parasound Halo JC 2 preamp and Halo JC 1 monoblocks, which had worked so well with the KEF 207/2s, were just too lean with the Magicos...

Sorry still no JC-2...I agree with Rossman on the quality and price of the JC-1s, but add another 500hrs of break-in time. I used a Pass labs X-1 pre for 1 1/2 yrs.with really good results. When I upgraded to a Pass Labs X-0.2....WOW! I have read about the synergy between the Parasound products...but with my setup the X-0.2 turned good into great. I wish I had the 0.2 when I had my Pass XA-160s.

Bizargo,

The Nuforce 9SE you mentioned above, was it a V1 or V2 iteration?

Thanks,

Kenobi